Dillon to Ennis
The cot in
the stained glass studio made for a comfortable night. We we're given a hot
breakfast of steel cut oats. My first oatmeal since leaving for this trip. I
greatly appreciated the meal.
We finally
got all the bikes loaded as Larry thought the dirt portion of his road
impassable for the bicycles. This did make for a rather late start of 1100.
Most of the
day stayed drizzly and cold. The tractor trailers passing much too close left
us in a continuous fog and spray.
On the way
to the town of Twin Bridges, many cyclist started passing by in the other
direction. It was an Adventure Cycling tour of about 60 riders. I believe these
supported tours cost nearly $100 per day. Their side of the highway looked just
as cold and wet as ours. But they were all giving friendly waves and smiling so
appeared happy regardless of conditions.
Nishanth and
I got to Twin Bridges and warmed up in the grocery for a while. They had a deli
and small seating area. So we hung out and slowly warmed up.
The rain did
let up some as we got later in the day. We got very lucky doing the pass. It
had been raining there but not when we crossed over. So we were not soaked on
the downhill run.
I had been
contacting the Warmshowers host starting the evening before if they would be
available to Nishanth and I. They had other cyclist booked but not heard from
them for a while. I finally heard back from Jonathan that we could use his
place. That was upbeat knowing we had a dry warm place for the night.
Getting into
Dillon I called and got directions. Another half hour of cycling, we were
there. The loft of the outbuilding was cozy and Jonathan visited for a while.
After hot showers, sleep came quickly.
Days miles
about 75.
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